Tag: making

  • Why Making Things People Want beats Making People Want Things – #adtech_london

    John V Willshire

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    My slides from the talk from earlier today at Ad:tech 2013 in London:     It links back to some of the questions raised in the written piece from a couple of weeks ago.  It’s nearly two years since I stumbled across the phrase as a galvanising idea for the work I do with clients…

  • A Factory Visit, and the Future of Print

    John V Willshire

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    This week, I visited the Axminster Printing Co. with Tim Milne, to see where the Artefact Cards are made.  And to meet Keith Rockett, who runs the business, and whom I’ve only ever spoken with on the phone. I took lots of photos, and then afterwards, Tim and I sat and had a chat about…

  • Winter Artefact Cards: Structure, Precision & Steel

    John V Willshire

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    To celebrate the launch of the Winter 2013 Artefact Cards, I thought I’d share the story of their development on here, in detail that is perhaps as long as these Winter evenings…   i – The Structure of Winter These are the hard yards, these cold January days. People return from the seemingly never-ending celebrations…

  • The home-made Hallowe’en costume

    John V Willshire

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    I made a Hallowe’en costume for James today; he’s just two, so it’s the first time he’s been able to wear one and run around. We asked him what he wanted to be, and ‘robot’ was the answer. That’s my boy. Anyway, this afternoon, off we went to a great local kids Hallowe’en party. Ham…